Dispensing device.



H; e. CORDLEY, DISPENSING 'DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I9. 1915.

Patented Mar. 26, 1918.

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DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. l9. 1916.

Patented Mar. 26, 1918.

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llhll HEN-RY G. CORDLFY, OF GLEN RIDGE, NEW JERSEY.

DISPENSING DEVICE.

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Application filed September 19, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY Gr. CoRDLEY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Glen Ridge, in the county of Essex, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dispensing Devices, of which the following is a descript-ion reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof. My invention relates to dispensing devices for serving or dispensing'liquids such asgrape juice or other beverages from the original bottles in which they are sold or from other bottlesor containers and my invention has for its object to provide a device for this purpose so constructed that its principal parts may be made of non-metallic'material such as porcelain or glass so held together as to prevent leakage and so that the beverage or other liquid to be dispensed will not come in contact with any material which will be corroded or discolored by it. A further object of the invention is to provide a device ofithis character whch may be readily taken apart for cleaning and which will be adapted to be placed on a store counter and in which a fresh bottle may be readily substituted for one from which the contents have been drawn. A further object of the invention is to provide means for receiving the mouth of the'bottle and holding it so as to prevent leakage which will" permit a' bottle to be readily inserted or removed.

With these and other objects hereinafter explained in view my invention consists in the construction and combination of elements hereinafter explained and particularly pointed out in the claims. l

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 is an elevationof a complete dispenser embodyingmy invention; Fig. 2 is avertical central sectional View of the operating parts of the dispenser shown in Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 2 and p .Fig. 1 isa top plan'view of the cup which In the drawings 1 indicates a bowl shaped receptacle adapted to contain ice and having a central opening 2 in its bottom and preferably, though not necessarily, made of porcelain or other non-metallic mathe ice receptacle 1 here shown as "substan- Specification of Letters Patent.

indicates a base for supporting rammed Mar. ac, rare. Serial No. 121,021.

tially the same in shape as the ice receptacle 1 and having in its bottom a central opening 1 and having in its side an open ing 5. This base 3 is like the ice receptacle though not necessarily made of porcelain or other non metallic material.

.The base is preferably provided at its lower edge with pads 6 of rubber or other elastic material 'so as to avoid danger of scratching the surface of thetable or store counter on which it may be placed.

The ice receptacle and the base are secured together by means of a hollow casting having vertical arm Tand horizontal arm 8 the vertical arm having its upper end screwthreaded and having at its base a horizontal flange 9. In the assembled de vice the ice receptacle 1 is placed with its open end up and its bottom resting on the bottom of the base 3 which is arranged with its open end down, with the openings 2 and 4: i line with the vertical arm 7 of the casting extending upward from within the base up through the openings 4 and 2 into the ice receptacle. Onto the end of vertical arm 7 is screwed a cup 10 the bottom of which is made suliiciently thick to receive screwthreads and the sides of which are formed of sections 11 of relatively thin resilient metal slightly separated to permit of spring action. These sections 11 are bent inward near their upper ends as shown at 12 and then outward as shown at 18. The bottoms of the ice receptacle and base are thus clamped together between the flange 9 and the bottom of the cup 10. A washer 14: is preferably placed on flange 9 and a second washer 15 between the ice receptacle and the base. A washer 16 may be placed between the bottoms of cup 10 and the interior of the bottom of the ice receptacle.

The horizontal arm 8 extends outward through opening. 5 in the side of the base and is preferably surrounded on the outside ofthe base by a shield 17 having securing arms 18 extending through the opening 5 about the horizontal arm 8 and bent outward within the interior of the base.

The vertical arm 7 of the casting is provided with an interior partition 19 by which it is divided into a relatively large liquid passage 20 and a relatively small air passage 21. The liquid passage 20 communicates at its base with the interior of horizontal .arm 8. The air passage 21 communicates at its base with a small tube 22 open at its V posite to that in which the horizontal-tube which is bent upward and is providedwith prevent leakage about the rod 26.

outer end and extending in a direction op- 8 extends. The air passage 21 is slightly enlarged at its upper end to receive the end ofan air tube 23 .the upper end of which is' provided with a ball valve 24' held in 'placebyacage25. the rear end of the horizon- The casting lb tal arm'8 is provided with an opening in line with the axis of the arm 8 through which extends a rod 26 the rear end of a tubular cap 27 adapted to slide on the small tube 22 and provided in its side with an opening 28 so arranged that when the cap is in normal position the opening will be in line with the tube 22 but when the cap is pushed rearward the opening will be, in part at least, to air to enter. The casting is preferably provided with a rearwardly extending projection 29 which is bored out concentric with the opening through which rod 26 extends and screw threaded to receive a centrically perforatedniut 30.adapted to press against suitable packing material so as to A coiled spring 32 is arranged with its ends engaging hooks 33 on the tubular cap 27 and with its central'portion extending around the vertical arm 7 beneaththe flange 9, this spring servingto press the tubular cap toward the casting and thus close the end of tube 22.

The horizontal arm 8 of the casting is interiorly. screwthreaded at its outer or forward end; to receive the screwthreaded end of a push faucet 34 the valve 35 of which is'coned out on its rear face to engage the forward end of the rod 26 so that when the rearward in the usual manvalve is pushed the rod 26 will be er to open the valve, pushed rearward and caused to move the tubular cap 27 rearward against the force of spring 32 to permit air to enter tube 22.

v The cup 10 is constructed to receive the mouth of a bottle 40 with the inwardly extending portion of the spring sectionsll Opening engaging the collar ll on the exterior of the bottle mouth. vided in its bottom about its screwthreaded with a gasket 36 'again'st which the edge of the bottle mouth fits.

The ice receptacle is provided at its open f end with a number vof spring arms 37 held ,tojthe receptacle by bolts 38 and bent inward so as to bear against thesides of the bottle and hold it in position. -J Inuse the bottle is opened by drawing its cork or removing its cap and the dispenser is then' turned upside .down and [placed on inlet tube 23 extend- 10 into which it engage the collar 41. The disbottle as the liquidfiows out.

the rear so as to permit r The cup 10 is preferably pro- 7 oofathetbase rest on the table or store counter and the ice receptacle is supplied with broken ice. V The contents of the bottlemay then be drawn on? as desired by pressinglthe button of the faucet the inward movementof the valve 35 opening the liquid passage and by its action on the rod 26 causing the air pas sage to be opened to permit ainto enter The ball valve. 2& prevents any liquid fromleaking out through the airpassage. i

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Thehollowmember carry ng the faucet '7 its horizontal armand having its upper end provided w th'the cup which receives and retains the bottle neck may be used without the icereceptacleand with supporting means l other than thelbaseshown. c

Having thus described inventionwhat Lclaim is+ V 1.- A dispensing device comprising" an ice receptacle and a basevand. means for? holding them together consisting of. a hollow member open at its upper end and adapted to receive a faucet at its outer endand having a shoulder adaptedto bear, against the top of thebaseand having a verticalsportion screwthreaded at its upper, end extending upward intothe ice receptacle and. a;' l en1 ber fitting'the screwthreaded end ef said verticalportionj 3 f! 2. dispensingidevice comprising'an ice receptacle and a base and mean'slfor holding them together consisting of. a hollow member open atitsu'pperrend andjadapted to receive affaucet 'atfitsfouter end andhaving a shoulder: adapted to beanagainst the top of the base 1; and, having; a vertical portion extending upward into the ice receptacleand, *cup adaptedlto reo eivefland, re; 1

having a" shoulder adapted to bear against dispensing device, "an ice recep V securing the ice receptacle 7 and means for controlice recepa base, a hollow member 'openat. 1i'iS:

the top of thebase and "extend mg through and securing the ice recepta.

cle to the base having a partition separating its interior into a liquidpassage and an air passage, means for controlling the liquid and air passages, tube extending upward of the airpassageQ. 5. A dispensing and a removable ,air inlet freesty e lurr i, s device an ice 7' receptacle of non-'metallidmateri'al having a central opening, a base adapted to support the ice receptacle and means for clamping the ice receptacle to the base comprising a hollow screvvthreaded member having a shoulder bearing against the top of the base and extending upward from the base through the central opening in the ice receptacle and provided Within the ice receptacle with a clamping member fitting the screvvthreads.

6. A dispensing device comprising a bowl shaped ice receptacle having a central opening, a bowl shaped base having a central opening and means for clamping the ice receptacle and base together comprising a holloW screwthreaded member having a shoulder bearing against the top of the base and extending through the central opening in the ice receptacle and base and a clamping member fitting the screivthreaded member.

7. In a dispensing device, an ice receptacl having a central opening therein,ahollow member extending through the central opening and a cup fitting the upper end adapted to be secured thereon comprising resilient sections adapted to engage the neck of a bottle.

8. In a dispensing device an ice receptacle and a base and means for securing the ice receptacle and base together comprising a member having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion having a shoulder on the vertical portion adapted to bear against the top of the base, and extending into the ice receptacle, a partition separating the verti- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the y of a bottle, and means for cal portion into a liquid passage and an air passage, a push faucet on the outer end of the horizontal portion, a rod extending through the horizontal portion adapted to be operated by the valve of the faucet, and a valve carried by said rod for controlling the inlet to the air passage.

9. In a dispensing device an ice recep tacle and a base and means for securing the ice receptacle and base together comprising a member having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion having a shoulder on the vertical portion adapted to bear against the top of the base, and extending into the ice receptacle, a partition separating the vertical portion into a liquid passage and an air passage, a push faucet on the outer end of the horizontal portion, ;a rod extending through the horizontal portion adapted to be operated by the valve of the faucet, and a valve carried by said rod for controlling the inlet to the air passage and a spring for holding the valve normally closed.

10. In a dispensing device, a hollow member having a horizontal arm and a vertical arm,a faucet carried by the horizontal arm and a cup carried by the vertical arm having resilient sections adapted to engage the neck supporting the hollow member.

This specification signed this 26th June A. D. 1916.

HENRY G. CORDLEY.

day of "Gommflaaioner or Mutentc,

Washington, D. G. 

